Puccini: La Rondine

Puccini: La Rondine

Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu
1997

Since bursting onto the international stage in the early 1990s, Angela Gheorghiu has carved out a formidable reputation in Italian opera, particularly Puccini. It was, however, the music of Verdi that catapulted the world-renowned soprano to fame, when in 1994 the BBC cleared its schedules at the last minute to broadcast her performance of Violetta in La Traviata from Covent Garden. Since then, Gheorghiu has given us a distinguished catalogue of acclaimed complete-opera recordings, recital programmes, and compilations. But it’s her characterful 1997 recording of Puccini’s lesser-known opera La Rondine—made with her then-husband, tenor Roberto Alagna, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano—that is considered the high point of her career to date. Act I’s “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” is one of Puccini’s finest arias, Gheorghiu’s creamy-toned voice, by then at the height of its power, effortlessly soaring to stratospheric heights.

Giacomo Puccini
La rondine, SC83
Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano
Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi
Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Patricia Biccire
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu
Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Toby Spence, Patrizia Ciofi, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire
Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu
Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli
London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Alberto Rinaldi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, Gareth Roberts, London Voices, Enrico Fissore
Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Enrico Fissore, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Andrew Busher, London Voices, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Alberto Rinaldi
London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence
Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi
Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Alberto Rinaldi, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Patricia Biccire
Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Toby Spence
Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu
Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra
Inva Mula, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Alberto Rinaldi
London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patrizia Ciofi, Enrico Fissore, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu
Alberto Rinaldi, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, Angela Gheorghiu, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire
William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli, London Voices, Toby Spence
Enrico Fissore, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Toby Spence, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Monica Bacelli
Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Monica Bacelli, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Enrico Fissore, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi
Toby Spence, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula, Patricia Biccire, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Monica Bacelli, Enrico Fissore, London Voices
Angela Gheorghiu, Enrico Fissore, London Symphony Orchestra, William Matteuzzi, Inva Mula, Antonio Pappano
Enrico Fissore, Monica Bacelli, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Toby Spence, London Voices, Alberto Rinaldi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi
London Voices, Inva Mula, Angela Gheorghiu, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Toby Spence, Enrico Fissore, Alberto Rinaldi, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Monica Bacelli
Alberto Rinaldi, London Voices, Angela Gheorghiu, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Enrico Fissore
London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Toby Spence, Alberto Rinaldi, Enrico Fissore, London Voices, William Matteuzzi, Roberto Alagna, Patricia Biccire, Angela Gheorghiu, Patrizia Ciofi, Inva Mula, Riccardo Simonetti, Antonio Pappano
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu, London Symphony Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini
Morire?, SC89, S. 89
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Giacomo Puccini
Le villi, SC60 · “The Willis”
London Voices, Roberto Alagna, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano
Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna, Antonio Pappano, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra

1 January 1997 48 Tracks, 2 Hours ℗ 1997 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics

Production

  • David Groves
    Producer
  • Simon Rhodes
    Engineer, Balance Engineer